This type of art work is called Plein Air Painting because it was painted outside. It features a red barn, a rural Michigan scene. Framed in a simple wooden frame. Signed by the artist in the lower right corner.

Biography of artist: Biography: Helen Briggs Abernathy. (1909 – 1998) Studied at Olivet College and Northwestern University in Evanston, IL. She spent many years teaching in Evanston, Illinois. In her later years she lived in Tucson, AZ. and Charlotte, Michigan. As an artist Abernathy is best known for her landscapes.